Ronaldo breaks Raul's record in Real Madrid's win

Ronaldo's 324th goal for the Spanish club makes him Real Madrid's top scorer.

17 Oct 2015 16:07 GMT

Ronaldo's 324 goals have come in 310 matches [Reuters]

Cristiano Ronaldo overtook Raul as Real Madrid's record scorer when he found the net in his side's 3-0 win over Levante.

The Portugal captain collected the ball around five metres outside the penalty area in the 30th minute of the game at Real's Bernabeu stadium before taking a couple of steps and then smashing a shot into the net for his 324th goal for the Spanish club.

Ronaldo's goals

La Liga - 231

Champions League - 67

King's Cup - 21

Spanish Super Cup - 3

European Super Cup - 2

Ronaldo, 30, needed a mere 310 matches across seven seasons to overtake Raul's tally of 323 goals, amassed in 741 games over 16 years.

Alfredo Di Stefano is the only other Real player to get past the 300 mark, netting 308 goals in 396 matches over 11 seasons.

Ronaldo had earlier set up Marcelo's goal in the 27th minute and substitute Jese Rodriguez closed the scoring in the 81st, allowing Madrid to surpass Villarreal atop the standings.

Madrid reached 18 points from eight matches, two points more than Villarreal, which hosts third-place Celta on Sunday.

Defending champion Barcelona, still without Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta because of injuries, has a chance to join Madrid with 18 points when it hosts Rayo Vallecano at the Camp Nou later on Saturday.